After spelling "appoggiatura," a melodic tone, the straight-A student raced over to his father and broke down in tears. He claims about $30,000 in prizes and a handsome trophy, not mention [sic] the admiration of kids and adults everywhere who had know [sic] idea how to spell most of the words the finalists correctly spelled with ease.

And the moral of the story is: Spelling bees aren't just for kids anymore.